Two-time world medallist Kayra Sayit retained the women’s over-78 kilogram title as Turkey captured four gold medals on the second day of judo competition at the Islamic Solidarity Games here.

submission.Turkey powered to victory in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the Konya Olympic Swimming

Metehan Altunbaş.Azerbaijan edged Algeria 4-3 in a thrilling bronze-medal match.At the Konya Olympic Swimming

Turkish Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu has claimed Konya 2021 organisers have "raised the bar" for the staging of the Islamic Solidarity Games despite a series of issues at the event.

Swimming is among the sports where Turkey has dominated with the host nation winning more than 200 medals

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win women's volleyball gold in front of a big crowd ©Konya 2021Turkey claimed seven more golds in the swimming

Turkey swept to the women's volleyball title in front of an jubilant home crowd at the Islamic Solidarity Games as Iran tightened their stranglehold on the men's crown here.

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Romanian prodigy David Popovici followed on from breaking the men's 100 metres freestyle world record two days ago by securing his second gold of the European Aquatics Championships in the men's 200m freestyle, setting a new junior world record in Rome.

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Municipality Sports Hall ©Konya 2021There were plenty of fast times in the pool at the Konya Olympic Swimming

Qatar dashed Turkey’s hopes of a handball double as they captured the men’s title at the Islamic Solidarity Games here thanks to a devastating display by Amir Denguir.

twice late on to ensure there was no way back for Azerbaijan.Turkey added four more golds to their swimming

Italy's men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay team rounded off the day at the European Aquatics Championships with a victory in Rome, giving the hosts their 10th title of the competition.

Next Saturday (August 20) in Paris, a day of public celebration in the 12th arrondissement will honour one of the pioneers of French sport.

 In fact only 65 women competed in swimming, diving and figure skating.The attitude of Walter George

three-time Olympic medallist Regan Smith has decided to leave Stanford University to train with revered swimming

Romanian golden boy David Popovici made history at the European Aquatics Championships after securing the men’s 100 metre freestyle title in world record time in Rome.

of 3:36.47, which was enough to better Sweden’s 3:37.29 and The Netherlands’ 3:37.59.In the artistic swimming

almost perfect performance in the pool, winning six of the seven golds on offer on the first day of swimming

breaststroke final before anchoring his team to men’s 4x100m breaststroke gold at the Konya Olympic Swimming

It was almost as if the last two years never happened. Crowded trains packed with excitable event goers, children wrapped in flags, shared human experiences full of heartbreak and elation, and lasting memories to be re-told for years to come.

And in Birmingham, the community of Sandwell in West Birmingham will now have access to a world class swimming

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Stanford stood on top of the podium again at the Munich 2022 ©Getty ImagesWomen triathletes during the swimming

Home swimmers won four of the six golds on offer on day two of the European Aquatics Championships in Rome, with Margherita Panziera earning a third consecutive women’s 200 metres backstroke title.